AirAsia, the World’s Best Low Cost Airline for 5 consecutive years (2009-2013) welcomes its first inaugural flight of 2014, with a daily direct flight from Chiang Mai to Hong Kong. Upon their arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport, passengers from Hong Kong were welcomed by personal greetings from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and authorities from the Airports of Thailand (AOT).

Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia said, “This day marks another milestone for us as we were very determined to offer more connectivityfrom Thailand to our popular international destinations such as Hong Kong. Chiang Mai residents will now be able to conveniently access this exciting destination in just 2 and a half hours with our low fares”. “Apart from Chiang Mai, we also offer direct flights from Bangkok and Phuket to Hong Kong”, added the CEO.

To celebrate the inaugural flight, AirAsia is launching amazing fares starting from 2,690 THB per way* on www.AirAsia.com (inclusive of airport taxes and fees). Passengers must book from today to 19 January 2014 for travel from today until 31 March 2014. For those who are seeking excellent package deals, AirAsiaGo is offering an “Air + Hotel” travel deal with 3-day, 2-night package including accommodation plus a roundtrip ticket from Chiang Mai to Hong Kong starting from 7,070 THB per person, inclusive of taxes, based on twin sharing. Passengers must book from 13-19 January 2014 for travel during 13 January-31 March 2014. For more information, please visit www.AirAsiaGo.com